The theoretical perspective behind Prolonged Exposure is the Emotional Processing Theory (EPT) that originated from the psychological fundamentals of classical conditioning (Ougrin, 2011). EPT was developed in 1986 by Michael J. Kozak and Edna B. Foa to cure anxiety disorder. Foa later used EPT to introduce Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. According to this theory, PTSD symptoms develop and get worse over time because patients cognitively and behaviorally avoid any situations, thoughts, or reminders
As a parent, you'd give your very life to protect your child from anything and everything. For that very reason, it becomes an absolute nightmare when you feel you have to protect your child from themselves. The troubling statistics don't lie. One out of five females and one out of seven males practice some form of self-harm or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). NSSI has many names: self-mutilation, self-injury, self-inflicted violence and cutting, and can take many forms. Among these are cutting
OCD or, obsessive-compulsive disorder, is very hard to live with, especially for a child. Millions of children are affected by OCD. 1 out of every 100 children have OCD. It distracts children from their learning and, as a result, forces them to work harder. Usually a kid with OCD will spend longer than usual on their homework/studying because of OCD distractions. To begin with, OCD is very common as well as long lasting. People with OCD have unreasonable obsessions that lead to uncontrollable behaviors
Dysthymic Depression Dysthymic depression is a mild case of depression that last for a long time. It usually last up to two years, but it can last longer than that. Any type of depression can have some type of interference with the person’s ability to function properly in normal daily living activities. Contributing Risk Factors • Major stress stressors • Chronic illness • Medication • Relationships • Work issues • Abnormal brain circuits Signs and Symptoms Physical • Weight gain • Weight loss •
Conversion Definition: Conversion disorder is a mental disorder in which the person displays physical symptoms, such as seizures, blindness, or deafness without any medical cause. However, the person is not “faking” and the symptoms are very real to them. Cause/Risk Factors: Conversion disorder is due to a psychological stressor the person has experienced. Risk factors include: • Person who has an existing medical condition • Abuse • Dissociative disorder • Extreme stress or traumatic event •
Imagine yourself going about your daily activities when all of a sudden you lose control over your body movements and speech, and you suddenly have urges to shout vulgar words, to jump as high as you can, or twitch your eyes for no apparent reason. This is what a person with Tourette's Syndrome deals with every day on a regular basis. Tourette Syndrome also known as Tourette’s is a nervous system disorder involving the repetition of unwanted movements and auditory outbursts also known as tics. Tics
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disease that someone has for a very long time. Someone with OCD has uncontrollable reoccurring thoughts and actions that he or she feels that they have to keep doing multiple times. Some of the symptoms of OCD are, the fear of germs or contamination. This is if you are constantly cleaning the items around you our always have the urge to wash your hands. Another symptom is organizing items in a certain way, everything must be perfect
In this case Eric Harris was suffering from obsessive - compulsive symptoms (unhealthy recurring thoughts or actions). He was also prescribed Antidepressant Luvox Fluvoxamine to treat his social anxiety disorder (social phobia). So if we were to do a complete mental check and public health check, I believe that on that day, many lives could have been saved including the ones of the shooters. That’s why we should enforced
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors (Nestadt et. al, 2010). Even though individuals with the disorder are able to acknowledge that their thoughts and compulsive behaviors are irrational, they are unable to ignore or dismiss them. The two symptom groups of OCD include obsessive thoughts, which induce compulsive actions. Obsessive thoughts may include the fear of uncleanness from germs, dying, or harming oneself
How to Ease Anxiety in Children By Liji Thomas, MD Anxiety in children has several roots, such as family disagreements, separation from parents and regular care-givers. Fears are common in children but the presence of such feelings is not indicative of an anxiety disorder. Such disorders are, however, the most common form of mental disorder in children. They are manifested by extreme fearfulness, sadness or depression. Anxiety is called an internalizing disorder because it involves the child’s thoughts
The film that this student chose to watch is Matchstick Men. Roy Waller, a middle aged Caucasian male, is the main character of the movie. Roy displays symptoms consistent with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which is defined in the DSM-5 as the “presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both” (Desk Reference, 2013). This paper will discuss treatment options for Roy and how his strengths and resources can be utilized to help him manage this disorder. The paper will further discuss possible barriers
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that affects about 1 in 40 adults and approximately 1 in 100 children (Facts about OCD 1). Over four million people in the United States are affected by OCD (Black 66). OCD is a very common mental illness in which people feel burdened by unwanted thoughts or forced to repeat troublesome actions, says “Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder” (1). Some patients also have the need to repeat their actions to prevent harmful events. OCD is a mental disorder
Therapies for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Introduction Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that can strike anyone at any time. Obsessions and compulsions are hallmarks of this disorder, which causes people to feel compelled to engage in ritualistic, repetitive actions. An individual's standard of living can be severely compromised by obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This emphasizes the significance of receiving timely care. This paper will analyze the many approaches
Beating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I. You may have heard the phrase “My OCD is kicking in” when something is disorganized and a person cannot deal with it and has to fix the issue then and there to make it organized but, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is quite more difficult than that. A. According to the Merriam Webster’s dictionary Obsessive is defined as “a state in which someone thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently especially in a way that is not normal.”, and Compulsive
Compulsive Hoarding History Dante Alighieri made the earliest reference to compulsive hoarding in the 14th century in The Inferno. "Here, too, I saw a nation of lost souls, far more than were above: they strained their chests against enormous weights, and with mad howls rolled them at one another. Then in haste they rolled them back, one party shouting out: “Why do you hoard?” and the other: “Why do you waste?” “Hoarding and squandering wasted all their light and brought them screaming to
Abstract Exfoliative cheilitis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology causing inflammation of lips. Constant cyclical desquamation along with scaling and crusting of the lips are the salient features. These cases are usually refractory to treatment, as experienced and reported in the previous literature. We hereby report two cases of exfoliative cheiltis successfully treated with topical tacrolimus and oral olanzapine. One of our two cases was refractory to almost all forms of treatments. Key words:
they don’t ruin your life. All though, medications that can calm down the symptoms such as antidepressants, or in serious cases psychiatric medications can be used to help control the obsessions. The medications such as clomipramine, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertraline. However, these medications do take 10-12 weeks to help the individual or show any sign of
Russell Westbrook once said, “Messy stuff irritates me. I don't like messiness. If you leave something around my house, I'll tell you to move it back, clean it up, throw it in the trash - don't matter, just get rid of it. I need stuff neat, organized. And once I start cleaning stuff, I don't stop until it's done. Otherwise I'm irritated all day.” This quotation means one may does not like a disorganized room, if one feels that everything is not in placed then he or she will clean until it satisfies
Frankenstein a dark tale about a Doctor, who became obsessed with creating life to bring back his dead mother and solve the mortality of man. Fate however had another plan. When the creature the doctor had created awoke and showed signs of life,he became detested at the sight of his creation. The monster then fled from his creator into the wilderness, but soon returned initiated his plans to force his creator to make him a companion. Victor refused to commit the act again and the monster began to
PAGE 18 Autism in Children Autism in Children A Review of the Literature. Case Studies According to International Classification of Diseases -10, Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of disorders characterized by three core difficulties: difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive and stereotyped behaviors with an apparently normal language and cognitive development. ASD include autism, Asperger syndrome (AS), pervasive developmental disorder-not